Cameroon vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$803
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2159
$1959
🏠 One person rent
$410
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$525
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$475
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$10876
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
36
🌐 English speaking %
38%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
29.1M
11.4M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 11% more expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($803). Cameroon ranked 112th vs 129th for the Dominican Republic in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Cameroon compared to 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic. Ranked 177th and 124th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs the Dominican Republic

We calculate prices for Cameroon and the Dominican Republic as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 25 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cameroon Dominican Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$6.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.73%
13.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$1545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.08
$9.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2476
$5611

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Douala
$1363
2.77M
Yaounde
$671
2.44M
Garoua
$621
1.75M
Bafoussam
$793
480K
Bamenda
$698
349K
Ngaoundere
$571
190K
Maroua
$596
201K
Kumba
$849
144K
Buea
$665
131K
Limbe
$755
84.2K

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1020
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
1.34M
La Vega
$525
282K
San Cristobal
$853
233K
Puerto Plata
$724
338K
Higuey
$730
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$778
217K
Punta Cana
$1150
139K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bonao
$539
158K
Bani
$708
146K
Boca Chica
$844
142K
La Romana
$676
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$502
188K
Samana
$686
108K
Azua
$749
91.3K
Sabaneta
$721
98.5K
Barahona
$713
83.6K
Cotui
$648
79.6K
Jarabacoa
$720
58.8K
Mao
$736
76.9K
Nagua
$781
76.9K
Sosua
$948
69.9K
El Seibo
$750
66.9K
Cabarete
$857
4.09K